Where can I find information about different HMO plans?

How do I make a complaint about an HMO plan?

An individual wishing to make a complaint about an HMO may file a complaint as noted on the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance website.

Where can I find information on low-cost health insurance for myself and my children?

NJ FamilyCare provides information that will help you determine whether you qualify for low-cost or no-cost health insurance. You can also download an application or view frequently asked questions.

Where can I find low-cost health care for myself and my family?

New Jersey has a network of community health centers that offer affordable health care for the entire family. Health centers serve the uninsured and underinsured, and also take patients with Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance.

What state agency licenses acute care facilities?

The Department of Health and Senior Services, Health Care Quality and Oversight division, licenses facilities in accordance with the state's statues and regulations.

When I need hospital care and cannot pay for it, can the state help me?

The New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program (Charity Care Assistance) is available for people who are uninsured or underinsured. Patients may qualify for free or reduced charge services for necessary hospital care, although some services that are separate from hospital charges (physician fees, anesthesiology fees, radiology interpretation, and outpatient prescriptions, for example) may not be eligible for reduction. Patients will be considered for this program only after being determined ineligible for all other medical assistance programs and/or other potential payers, since it is the payer of last resort.

Where do I get information about hospitals and physicians where cardiac surgery is available?

The Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Health Care Quality Assessment, annually publishes a Report Card on cardiac surgery results for both hospitals and surgeons.